Nothing good comes in life or athletics unless a lot of hard work has preceded the effort. Only temporary success is achieved by taking short cuts.

The writing of a melody is an emotional moment success doesn't make it easy.

I think that everything you do helps you to write if you're a writer. Adversity and success both contribute largely to making you what you are. If you don't experience either one of those you're being deprived of something.

When making music I sink myself into the process as deeply as I can and forget all of the success.

I would love to be a guest on a talk show or a panel that shows women who have been on reality shows who've had success to prove to audiences that you don't have to be a fool to become successful.

The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected.

Independent films have a very different cachet than success films.

Immigrants provide skills that we simply cannot afford to do without. They have contributed hugely to Britain's success.

It's nice being brought up with no money at all. It's just not how I measure success so that makes it a bunch easier.

Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you hate face the fact squarely and get out.